Striking crew remain aboard ship at Oshawa’s port

Oshawa This Week

OSHAWA -- A German-owned ship remains at the Port of Oshawa as its crew strikes over unpaid wages, according to reports.

The 18 sailors and their captain have been without food and fresh water for some time as the dispute continues, according to Canadian Press. CP quoted an official with the Seafarer’s International Union, who said the Romanian crew and their Russian captain have gone unpaid since April.

The union official said the owner of the ship’s cargo -- it’s loaded with steel pipe and cables -- is in negotiations to break the impasse by paying the crew’s wages.

It’s believed the ship has been in Canadian waters for about a month, and the crew refused to unload cargo in Oshawa Friday, according to reports.